Precipitation that may leave dents (4)

I believe the answer is:

hail

(Other definitions for hail that I've seen before include "An old Roman salute as to Caesar" , "Greeting - falling stones" , "Greet loudly" , "Falling ice pellets" , "Greet enthusiastically" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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